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TO ALL WHOM IT MAYGOhl'CllRll'zl Be it known that I, HENRY P.-GB.EG G, oi Cincinnati, county ofHamilton, and State'oi` Ohio, have invented of new and useful Improvement for Planting Corn ;4 and I do 4hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,

and exact description of the construction and operation ot` the same, reference being had to thc annexed draw ings making a part of this specification, -in which v Figure I is a planting-attachment to a. hoe in perspective.

Figure II, anundcr view of `the same.A

Figure III, a section of thefnarrow end of tube taken in the line :c of Fig. I.

Similar' letters of reference indicate like parts..

This invention relates toithe construction oi' an attachment to .afhoc for planting corn, dac., and consists in securing a tubular receptacle for the grain underneath the handle of the hoe, and is pro vided with n measuring cup and brush for discharging a desired numbervol` grains at each movement of said cup, the cup being operated by a. suitable finger-piece attached'thereto. l f

The object of my invention is to overcome certain objections found in other inventions for the same purpose. It is found in practicfe, where the measuring-cup is placed directly under a body of corn or other grain the grains crowd each other, andere apt to clog the entrance of the cup, as may be seen by reference to Fig i V II-Lletter-G; `whereas,:whenthereceptacle is constructed as seen at b, Fig. I, the grain-s are pre-arranged,

and easily fill theoup, D, III. Itis further found, where the measuring-cup is adjusted from any oi' its sides, it is almost sure to obstruct the grains when but a few are to bc dropped, as the peculiar shape and size of the grains arosuch as to require a certain-sized month for their entrance. When, therefore, it isreqnired to dccreusethe size of the cup more than the nature of thegruins will permit, they will vnot enter the cup with certainty. For this reason it is necessary to adjust the cup from bottom to top, which is accomplished in my i invention by reversing the ends of 'slet e, which gives a. greater or less depth of cup, as may be desired.

To enable others skilled in the artto make and use myinventiomd willprocced to describe its construction and operation. i

I use an ordinary hoe, A A, and secure to its handle the attachment by the xoops ct a a. Bis the tube, `containing the grain toA be planted, which tube isnarrowcd Vat its lower end, asseen at b. At c and d are two measuring-cups of varying depths, conneotcdby' the slat e under the tube B. E is a band, loosely encircling `the tube, and'is connected. to the slat by the rivetf, and terminating in a hook, g, which is held by the finger.

At h is a brush, which' closes the endet' the tube und strips the corn oil' the oups.

The operation of my invention is" as follows: When it isdesired to drop a hill of corn, the linger-piece g is depressed, which causes the cup cto emerge from under the brush, and, as it passes without, discharges the grains on the ground, which are then .covered by the hoe' in the usual manner. When it is desired to increase the number of grains ih a. small degree only, the block of wood Zcanbe moved into the cup c, inthe usual way.

But in caso the number of grains is to he. considerably vlariedLthis is accomplished, as above stated, by \vith-' drawingthe rivetf, and reversing the cups, which gives th'e cup ogen-.ter depth, im ns before. z'z' are screws,`whioh hold the block of wood l up against the cup, and moves inthe slots 7c 7c.

AI am aware the@ gttnchmontshave-been made to hoes for planting corn and other seeds, such as a movable tube or hopper, and also a can-vas bag or pouch, Snc., and these I do not claim, `but What I' claim, andidesire to secure by Letters Patent, ifs- I 1. The manner of adjusting the cups c and cl in `their dcpth'by reversing them, for the purpose described.

2. The narrow chute or ante-chamber b, for thc purpose of pre-arranging the grains before entering the cup, as specified.

3. The combination of a; movable reversible measuring-cup, with u stationary tube, when attached to a hoc, for the purpose herein setfi'crth. I I

Witnesses:

JOHN ELLIS,

EUGENE DAYTON. 

